“Some People Care Too Much. I Think It’s Called Love.”

Shattered Mirror (Original Lyrics)

I stare at you as the fight begins once again

It’s the same thing over and over, almost like it will never end

Why am I the subject of your anger when I am not causing it

When we can fight the good fight, and both never lose

Your phone screen lights up, texts from him causing us both to cringe

You say “I am so over him”, but you told me that when you lost your cool

I watch you fade, little by little, knowing he’s to blame

But how can I stop you when you are like a moth to a flame

I know it isn’t fault, it’s just part of his twisted game

But I wish you would wake up, and realize that you aren’t the same

Your fire dwindles, his hand closing in around it

Can’t you just see for yourself that you need to take aim

Fire the gun and take back your own name

It seems a star has lost its light

How can you see out of those glossed over eyes?

Can you tell me how we got here? 

Fighting over some douche who can’t even see over his own meat

I miss you so, so please don’t let him take you away from everyone who loves you so

No, this isn’t your fault, but please just see that there is better for you

Even if your curse yourself and call yourself names

You can’t stand looking at yourself in the mirror, so you let others break it

You catch fire when you’re most confident but you let yourself be extinguished

Just understand that the face looking back in the mirror is the only face you will ever have

So don’t let others change it for you

This probably goes back to your childhood

How your mother would do the same

That doesn’t mean you have to repeat the behavior and let yourself feel vain

Seeing you for you will be the best medicine

And help fix your ailing brain

It seems a star has lost its light

How can you see out of those glossed over eyes?

Can you tell me how we got here? 

Fighting over some douche who can’t even see over his own meat

I miss you so, so please don’t let him take you away from everyone who loves you so

I’ve seen you stop this, over and over

And everytime you say it’s the last you go back to him

I believe in you so just let me know

No, this show will never be over

Love that horror movies have the most iconic musicals. It’s so sad I can’t see Scream’d in person I am LAMENTING

I like the second verse

I’ll come to you on a lavender breeze

Just close your eyes and you’ll see

When I’m holding you we are clean

And this is more than a dream

I’ll keep stacking up my two cents

Against the bills and the rent

So you can live in more than my head

I can’t wait to see you again

For now we’ll phone

When we should be sleeping

Hold onto hope

That this is the real thing

Oh, you’re my everything.

Yeah, I may have blood on my hands

I may be a broken man

Maybe I don’t know where I stand

But I’m finding home again

Please just let me rest

On the left side of your bed

Yeah, rinse the red from my hands

I love you without end

Oh, for now we’ll phone

When we should be sleeping

Hold onto hope

That this is the real thing

Oh, you’re my everything.

I’ll keep stacking up my two cents

Against the bills and the rent

So you can live in more than my head

I can’t wait to see you again

Please just let me rest

On the left side of your chest

Yeah, rinse the red from my hands

I love you without end

-Sweet Dreams on a Lavender Breeze-

Original lyrics BL

I’ve made myself small

Answered every call

Now here are we

Backs against the wall

I was once/am a yes, a people pleaser

“Helping” others I was more than eager

Agreed to everything to my demise

Now all I know I must criticize

I didn’t learn through all the pain

The emotional rollercoasters, the crushing shame,

That me myself I’m way too unselfish

Nothing I have, is anything I own.

I keep the peace that’s all I’m good for,

I can’t explain what I need or what I’m here for

Smile for everyone, and reach out my hands

But in the end, I’m always alone again.

Why do I bother, why can’t I live?

When every choice I make gets twisted to shit?

I drop all my cares, I’m like a stone to a river, living my life only to be disturbed by others.

My own emotions are at the wheel, yet they are held at gun point at every waking moment, smiling and staying quiet out of fear of being a disappointment.

When will it be my turn? Who controls the fight or flight? I’ll stay here, under the water, until the surface is in sight.

I’ve put myself last, just like everyone else.

How am I to know, when I don’t even know myself?

I want to live life soft and slow

but sometimes I get angry too

This is really cool! People usually forget about her after the musicals over but you wrote a whole song!

I was researching the events of Hamilton and got really emotionally invested in Maria Reynolds, especially since we only see Hamilton’s perspective on her and the affair which somehow makes him out to be the victim. I understand that the musical couldn’t afford to spend any more time on her, but I wish she got more sympathy and respect. “Say No To This” was only one section in her life, after all. So I… just went ahead and…

Google Docs

Wanted.docx

Wanted A Hamilton: An American Musical Fan Song Maria: The full rainbow of insults with which I’m shamed Paints me as playing for the sinn

wrote the lyrics for a whole Hamilton-style song about her life. As you do.

References to the musical:

The title (situated at the end of a line in the chorus) being an adjective referring to how Maria does and/or does not feel and related to her passion for Hamilton follows the pattern of “Helpless” and “Satisfied”, uniting the three “Me? I loved him” women.

Burr’s “the sinners and the saints” line in “Wait For It”, leading into how her life “takes and it takes and it takes”. Possibly foreshadowing of Burr’s significance in her life and her turn to religion in her last years.

“No one will read it” and “Burr, that’s why need it” in “Non-Stop”.

The ‘pawns’ line harks back to chess terms and references like “knight takes rook”, “stalemate”, “the sacrifices made in every game of chess” - Hamilton follows the chess players, Maria is just a pawn. A piece Hamilton is willing to sacrifice.

“I’m a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal” in “My Shot”.

The “Alexander Hamilton” motif (all names are sung in their show cadences).

“Stay Alive”, the titular phrase of which is sung by Maria’s foil Eliza no less.

Eliza and Angelica repeatedly draw attention to Hamilton’s eyes being his most captivating feature that makes them fall for him in “Helpless” and “Satisfied”. So with Maria here it’s no different. She and Angelica both specifically sing that their situation is bearable because they can “keep [Hamilton’s] eyes in [their] life”, even if he’s truly Eliza’s.

Hamilton’s “I don’t want you” line in “Say No To This”.

The plea to “stay” both Eliza and Maria sing to Hamilton.

“Helpless”, another Eliza motif Maria borrows.

The “Aaron Burr, sir” motif. “…that I can, ma’am” is sung to the same tune, showing along with the title that Burr (a supporter of women’s equality) respects Maria as his equal.

“Say No To This”, in a proper reprise.

The “I am not throwing away my shot” motif.

“The world seemed to burn” in “Burn”.

“The Reynolds Pamphlet”, also a brief reprise.

“You lit my heart aflame” in “Satisfied”.

The “satisfied” motif.

The “enough” motif. Oh look, Eliza again.

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Hard Eyes

Call me your’s

Call me small

Call me pretty

Say it all

Call me your’s

Never mine

Call me ruined

I won’t whine

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But I hear the cries of your people

They’re begging you, they’re begging you to stop

They’re begging you for once please be merciful

You don’t have to be the one always on top

———

Say you’re sad

Say you cried

Say you’re frightened

That you hide

I see the hate

In your eyes

You are haughty

Full of lies

———

But I hear the cries of your people

They’re begging you, they’re begging you to stop

They’re begging you for once please be merciful

You don’t have to be the one always on top

———

Call me bitch

Call me whore

Say I’ll never

Deserve more

Say you’re great

Full of wit

I won’t say you’re

Full of it

———

But I hear the cries of your people

They’re begging you, they’re begging you to stop

They’re begging you for once please be merciful

You don’t have to be the one always on top

———

I’m betting, sir, that your father adored you

I’m betting, sir, that the servants deplored you

I’m betting sir, that the kingdom was yours

And all the bountiful riches it stored

I’m betting, sir, that you never knew pain

That you never knew hierarchy’s reign

Except of course, you are hierarchy’s god

You don’t spare the shackles, you don’t spare the rod

———

And I hear the cries of your people

They’re begging you, they’re begging you to stop

They’re begging you for once please be merciful

You don’t have to be the one always on top

———

May your palace burn with you in it, your highness

My life is for my people and planet, their kindness

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Knowingly

No one hurts me knowingly And I don't really let them see The scars they leave under my sleeve I guess that's on me, yeah... It was an accident It's just ignorance Didn't mean to do it, do it, no So I let it pass, roll off my back No reason to cry over and over But the tear stains on my pillow Tell me that I don't know how to really let this go

No one hurts me knowingly And I don't really let them see The scars they leave under my sleeve I guess that's on me, yeah...

Well, my broken heart is just collateral damage to someone's selfish tendencies Maybe if I spoke up Tell them I had enough, they'd listen to me But maybe they won't, and maybe they don't - They don't care what they do to me Listen Here

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Dolly (Jolene's Response Lyrics)

So I jumped on that "Jolene's Response" trend and I made it gay. Is this something any of you would be interested in hearing?

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Believe me when I say I don't want your man

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Stealing him has never been my plan

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I cannot compete with you

I was just something shiny and new

But you deserve better than that man

He was going to throw you away

All he wanted to do was play

But I'd much rather be with you

Dolly

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You're the one I really want

And I really think that we could taunt

That pathetic excuse of a man

Dolly

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I know what he means to you

But think about what he's put you through

Is he really worth it in the end

Dolly

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Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Believe me when I say I don't want your man

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Stealing him has never been my plan

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Your love for him has made you blind

But I really hope that you can find

What really makes you happy

Dolly

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I'm glad you had this talk with me

I understand, but don't you see

The last thing I wanna do is hurt you

Dolly

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Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Believe me when I say I don't want your man

Dolly, Dolly, Dolly, Dolly

Stealing him has never been my plan

Dolly, Dolly